Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 10:11:18 -0500
From: Natalie Maynor
Subject: Re: y'all are crazy
> earlier), that "all" in "y'all" (why not "yall" by the way) has already
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Good question. The answer in my case is old habit of spelling it "y'all."
I do find Michael Montgomery's suggestions convincing that it is not a
contraction of "you-all," however.
--Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)